меркнуть

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic мьркнути (mĭrknuti), from Proto-Slavic *mь̀rknǫti. Cognate to морок (morok), мрак (mrak), мерца́ть (mercátʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ме́ркнуть (mérknutʹimpf (perfective поме́ркнуть)

  1. to grow dark/dim
  2. to fade, to wane
    его́ сла́ва поме́рклаjevó sláva pomérklahis fame dwindled
  3. to pale (before)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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